Soukous
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Soukous (also known as Lingala or Congo, and previously as African rumba) is a musical genre that originated in the two neighbouring countries of Belgian Congo and French Congo during the 1930s and early 1940s, and which has gained popularity throughout Africa. "Soukous" (said to be a derivative of the French word secouer, to shake.
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See also
- List of Soukous musicians
- Sebene
- Music of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Musicians from the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Music of Africa
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